Archive for March, 2016

REMEMBERING JOEY MARTIN FEEK


Joey Martin Feek (September 9, 1975 – March 4, 2016)

INDIANAPOLIS (USA Today) — A public memorial service for
country music artist Joey Martin Feek will be held Sunday in
the Alexandria-Monroe High School gymnasium. Feek was a
native of Alexandria and died in her family home March 4,
at the age of 40 following a two-and-a-half year struggle
with cancer. The service will be hosted by Bill and Gloria
Gaither, gospel musicians and family friends of Feek’s.


Joey & Rory Feek  

Bill Gaither was quoted as saying…“Joey was one of a
kind. We all will miss that sweet, transparent spirit.”

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THE WORLD’S OLDEST MAN ANNOUNCED


Israel Kristal

(AP) – Guinness World Records announced Friday, a 112-year-old Israeli who
lived through both World Wars and survived the Nazi concentration camp
Auschwitz is the world’s oldest man.

Holocaust survivor Israel Kristal now holds the record title of world’s oldest 
living man. "I don’t know the secret for long life," Guinness quoted Kristal as
saying. "I believe that everything is determined from above and we shall never
know the reasons why."

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TIME CHANGE REMINDER FROM PDX RETRO

     

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LOOKING BACK AT PAST NEWS

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ROSS SIMPSON

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LIZA MINNELLI IS 70 TODAY


Liza May Minnelli was born in Hollywood, California.

Liza Minnelli is the daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland. She is known
for her portrayal of Sally Bowles in the 1972 musical film Cabaret which won
her an Academy Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for an Academy
Award for her role in The Sterile Cuckoo (1969). Minnelli made her first film
appearance at the age of three.

         

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